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1
The term "revelation" translates the Greek word apokalypsis, which means
A)unveiling.
B)prophecy.
C)left behind.
D)shaking.
2
An example of apocalyptic writing in the Hebrew Bible would be the Book of
A)2 Kings.
B)1 Chronicles.
C)Micah.
D)Daniel.
3
Many apocalyptic books used bizarre symbols and code words because
A)their authors wanted to shock or frighten their readers.
B)their authors wanted only believers and not the pagan persecutors of the faithful to understand what they were writing.
C)their authors wanted to confuse their readers.
D)their authors never thought very many people would read what they wrote.
4
The author of Revelation claims to be on the Mediterranean island of ________________ when he receives the visions recorded in his book.
A)Cyprus
B)Crete
C)Mykonos
D)Patmos
5
If the image of the lamb represents Christ in the Book of Revelation, then the image of the ______________ represents Satan.
A)cow
B)eagle
C)unicorn
D)dragon
6
In the Book of Revelation, events happen most often in sets of
A)two.
B)three.
C)seven.
D)twelve.
7
In Rev. 12-16, a war in heaven parallels the battle of __________________, a climactic confrontation between Good and Evil on the earth.
A)Armageddon
B)Actium
C)Waterloo
D)Thermopylae
8
Most modern scholars believe that the beast in Rev. 13 is a symbol for
A)the Roman government.
B)Saddam Hussein.
C)Napoleon Bonaparte.
D)Adolf Hitler.
9
Revelation 20 portrays the final place of the wicked as a lake of fire, which the author also calls the
A)deep six.
B)end of the line.
C)second death.
D)mark of the beast.
10
In Rev. 21-22, the author's image of heaven is described using the bizarre symbol of a wedding between a
A)Prince and a Pauper.
B)Lamb and a Holy City.
C)Beast and a Dragon.
D)Lion and a Lamb.
11
A good example of an apocalyptic book outside the New Testament canon is
A)the Gospel of Thomas.
B)Secret Mark.
C)the Wisdom of Solomon.
D)1 Enoch.
12
This noncanonical apocalyptic book is quoted as scripture in the New Testament Book of Jude.
A)2 Esdras
B)1 Enoch
C)Daniel
D)Apocalypse of Peter
13
This apocalyptic book is a composite work, with its earlier chapters clearly Jewish in orientation and its last two chapters a Christian addition.
A)1 Enoch
B)2 Esdras
C)Daniel
D)Apocalypse of Peter
14
Who was responsible for destroying the Jerusalem Temple?
A)Titus
B)Domitian
C)Vespasian
D)Nero
15
The number that was commonly used in the Jewish tradition to symbolize perfection and completion was
A)10.
B)3.
C)7.
D)144,000.





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